Commission proposes new system to grant and manage authorisations that will allow authorities to better monitor both EU vessels fishing outside Union waters and international vessels fishing in our own waters.

On 7 December, the Council of the EU adopted the Regulation opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas for certain fishery products imported into the European Union for the period 2016-2018.

The European Commission has adopted a €51.8 million investment package for the Hungarian fisheries and aquaculture sectors for the 2014-2020 period, including €39.1 million of EU investments. The adopted Operational Programme (OP) under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) will help Hungary implement the EU's reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).

On 2 December 2015, the European Commission adopted a €68.6 million investment package for the Belgian fisheries and aquaculture sectors for the 2014-2020 period, including €41.7 million of EU investments. The Operational Programme (OP) under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) will help Belgium meet the aims of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP).

The European Commission has adopted a key investment package for the Irish maritime, fisheries and aquaculture sectors. More than €239 million will be made available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period 2014-2020, including an EU contribution of €147 million.

What was produced, exported, imported in 2015 and when – or where? Who consumes what? What are the latest trends? A new exhaustive and user-friendly snapshot of the European fisheries and aquaculture industry in 2015 is now online in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.